Chile’s leader lays the ghost of Pinochet
President Sebastian Piñera, an outgoing 61-year-billionaire, has cut a splendid figure to his countrymen and millions of others round the world at the Mina San José: Chile had pulled off the greatest rescue since Noah’s ark. Now Chile’s leader is trying to mend the damage to the country done by General Augusto Pinochet and his foul dictatorship after his Western-supported coup in 1973. “Unity! The future!” is Piñera’s cry. All will wish him well. But Don Sebastian can be as tricky as a…
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